.....The greatest changes occur in their country without their cooperation. They are not even aware of precisely what has taken place. They suspect it; they have heard of the event by chance. More than that, they are unconcerned with the fortunes of their village, the safety of their streets, the fate of their church and its vestry. They think that such things have nothing to do with them, that they belong to a powerful stranger called “the government.” They enjoy these goods as tenants, without a sense of ownership, and never give a thought to how they might be improved.....

to most americans that wouldn't seem to far :-) everything here is spread out. when i go to europe to visit family, we don't go very far at all. sometimes because of the roads, but i think mostly because of the cost of fuel! it's cheaper to fly around europe than to drive!! :lol:

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.....The greatest changes occur in their country without their cooperation. They are not even aware of precisely what has taken place. They suspect it; they have heard of the event by chance. More than that, they are unconcerned with the fortunes of their village, the safety of their streets, the fate of their church and its vestry. They think that such things have nothing to do with them, that they belong to a powerful stranger called “the government.” They enjoy these goods as tenants, without a sense of ownership, and never give a thought to how they might be improved.....

heh, i was only joking, it ain't really that far, but it is in fact almost half my country away. yeah fuel...i was surprised when i saw on the news "US citizens upset due to high prices of fuel" LOL but the price was still half what we have.

I think we know we are lucky at the relative low cost of fuel - it is the PERCENTAGE INCREASES that bugs us. When I bought my car in late 2001, gasoline was .89c a gallon, last Summer it was $3.25 nearly a 400% increase. Then we see and hear of pipe-line breaks and shutdowns, expect the price to sky-rocket up and it drops nearly a dollar a gallon. There seems to be no reason for most changes and that is what bugs most of us here. Well... It bugs me at least :-\

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